Emergency Assistance - EA - Wilkin County Health and Human Services
227 6th Street North, Breckenridge, MN 56520
Eligibility
Families with low income and children under age 21 who are residents of Wilkin County
Required documents
Application/registration form
birth certificate
eviction notice
photo ID
proof of address
proof of income statements
utility disconnection notice/shut off notice
Hours
8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Interpretation services
Interpreters available
Application process
- Call; walk-in
- Visit website to apply online at https://mnbenefits.mn.gov/
Service area
Wilkin County, MN
Other Information
Application Process
- Walk In
Program Fees
- No Fee
Cash-grant program for families with low incomes experiencing household emergencies. Families can receive assistance once every 12 months. The assistance received must resolve the crisis. Families must use their own money first. The amount of assistance provided might not cover the entire emergency, but it can help.
Emergency assistance provides short-term, one-time assistance for households in a financial crisis because of fire, flood, storm, illness, accident, theft, utility shut-off, eviction, foreclosure, moving expense, necessary home repairs, or need for furniture or appliance replacement or repair.
Last Assured
10/13/2025
What's Here
Water Service Payment AssistanceElectric Service Payment AssistanceGas Service Payment AssistanceHeating Fuel Payment AssistanceMortgage Payment AssistanceRental Deposit AssistanceMoving Expense AssistanceUndesignated Temporary Financial AssistanceTelephone Service Payment AssistanceRent Payment Assistance
Providing organization
Wilkin County Health and Human Services
County department providing services to protect and promote the health of county residents??